IDENTIFIERS

  • Current Taxon Name (Soil Name): VICTORIA
  • OSD
  • Series Extent
  • User Site ID: S2001TX355-001A
  • User Pedon ID: S2001TX355001A
  • Lab Information:
  • Certified Lab Pedon Description - no
  • Lab Source ID - SSL
  • Lab Pedon # - 01N0835
  • NCSS Pedon Lab Data NASIS Record ID - 14363
  • Print Date: 11/21/2024
  • LOCATION

  • Location In Web Soil Survey
  • AOI is roughly a square mile and pedon is marked in the center.
  • Location in SoilWeb
  • Location in Google Maps
  • Std. Latitude: 27.8061104
  • Std. Longitude: -97.7252808
  • Datum: WGS84
  • Location Description: GPS reading at site: Lat. 27-48-18.4 north; long. 97-43-27.9 west.
  • State: Texas
  • County: TX355—Nueces
  • MLRA: 150B—Gulf Coast Saline Prairies
  • Non-MLRA Soil Survey Area: TX355—Nueces County, Texas
  • 7.5 Minute USGS Quad: 27097-G6—Robstown, Texas
  • PEDON

  • Describers Name: LARRY WILDING
  • Current Taxonomic Class: Fine, smectitic, hyperthermic Sodic Haplusterts
  • Current Taxon Kind: series
  • Pedon Type: classifies to current taxon name, full description
  • Pedon Purpose: research site
  • Pedon Record Orgin: NASIS
  • Pedon #: 1
  • Correlated Information:
  • Soil Name - VICTORIA
  • PSC - 25 to 100 cm.
  • Classificaton Date - 10/4/2002
  • Soil Taxonomic Edition - eighth edition
  • Sampled As Information:
  • Soil Name - VICTORIA
  • Classificaton Date - 5/15/2001
  • Dynamic Soil Properties:
  • Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no
  • Hydric: no


  • SITE

  • Surface Fragments:
  • Benchmark Soil?: no
  • VEGETATION

    SITE OBSERVATION

  • Observation Date: 5/15/2001 (actual site observation date)
  • Microrelief Kind: microhigh
  • Surface Cover Properties:
  • Pedoderm Loose Cover Indicator - no
  • Drained? - no
  • Bedded Soil? - no
  • Forest Plantation? - no
  • Setting and Climate
    Slope Slope Length USLE Upslope Length Elev. Corr. Elev Aspect MAP REAP FFD MAAT MSAT MWAT MAST MSST MWST MFFP PE Index Climate Station ID Climate Station Name Climate Station Type
    % m degrees mm mm C mm

    25.9

    A1—0 to 13 centimeters (0.0 to 5.1 inches); very dark gray (10YR 3/1), black (10YR 2/1), moist; clay; moderate medium and coarse angular blocky, and weak coarse platy structure; very hard, extremely firm; 3.0 very fine and fine roots and 1.0 medium roots and 1.0 coarse roots; 1.0 very fine tubular pores; ; 1 percent shell fragments; fragments; strong effervescence; slightly alkaline, pH 7.8; clear smooth boundary. Lab sample # 01N04402
    A2—13 to 24 centimeters (5.1 to 9.4 inches); very dark gray (10YR 3/1), black (10YR 2/1), moist; clay; moderate medium and coarse angular blocky, and moderate fine angular blocky structure; extremely hard, very firm; 1.0 medium roots and 1.0 coarse roots; 1.0 fine tubular pores; 1 percent fine cylindrical black (10YR 2/1) iron-manganese concretions; 1 percent shell fragments and 1 percent root sheaths; fragments; strong effervescence; moderately alkaline, pH 8.0; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # 01N04403
    BAss—24 to 55 centimeters (9.4 to 21.7 inches); black (10YR 2/1), black (10YR 2/1), moist; clay; weak very coarse wedge, and moderate coarse prismatic parts to weak coarse and very coarse angular blocky structure; extremely hard, very firm; 1.0 very fine roots between peds and 1.0 medium roots and 2.0 fine roots; 1.0 fine tubular pores; 40 percent distinct pressure faces; 1 percent fine spherical moderately coherent cemented black (7.5YR 2.5/1) iron-manganese nodules; 1 percent shell fragments and 2 percent grayish brown (10YR 5/2) worm casts; fragments; strong effervescence; moderately alkaline, pH 8.0; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # 01N04404
    Bss1—55 to 78 centimeters (21.7 to 30.7 inches); 20 percent black (10YR 2/1), dark gray (10YR 4/1), moist; clay; weak medium wedge parts to weak extremely coarse prismatic structure; extremely hard, very firm; 1.0 very fine roots between peds and 1.0 fine roots between peds; 1.0 very fine tubular pores; 60 percent distinct pressure faces; 1 percent fine cylindrical black (10YR 2/1) iron-manganese concretions and 2 percent fine cylindrical dark brown (10YR 3/3) iron-manganese concretions; 2 percent black (2.5Y 2.5/1) worm casts and 2 percent shell fragments; fragments; strong effervescence; moderately alkaline, pH 8.3; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # 01N04405
    Bss2—78 to 95 centimeters (30.7 to 37.4 inches);, 5 percent black (10YR 2/1) and dark brown (10YR 4/1), moist; clay; weak medium wedge parts to weak coarse angular blocky structure; extremely hard, very firm; 1.0 very fine and fine roots between peds; 1.0 fine tubular pores; 25 percent distinct pressure faces; 8 percent fine cylindrical dark yellowish brown (10YR 4/4) iron-manganese concretions; 1 percent shell fragments and 2 percent pale brown (10YR 6/3) worm casts; fragments; strong effervescence; moderately alkaline, pH 8.3; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # 01N04406
    Bkss1—95 to 104 centimeters (37.4 to 40.9 inches);, 15 percent black (10YR 2/1) and dark grayish brown (10YR 4/2), moist; clay; weak coarse angular blocky structure; extremely hard, very firm; 1.0 very fine roots; 1.0 very fine and fine tubular pores; 2 percent faint pressure faces; 8 percent fine cylindrical dark yellowish brown (10YR 4/4) iron-manganese concretions; 2 percent dark gray (2.5Y 4/1) insect casts and 5 percent black (2.5Y 2.5/1) worm casts and 1 percent shell fragments and 2 percent fine carbonate nodules and 2 percent medium carbonate masses; fragments; violent effervescence; moderately alkaline, pH 8.3; gradual wavy boundary. Lab sample # 01N04407
    Bkss2—104 to 143 centimeters (40.9 to 56.3 inches);, 40 percent pale brown (10YR 6/3) and 40 percent dark grayish brown (10YR 4/2) and 20 percent black (10YR 2/1), moist; clay; weak coarse subangular blocky structure; very hard, very firm; 1.0 very fine and fine roots; 3.0 very fine and fine vesicular pores; 2 percent faint pressure faces; 8 percent fine cylindrical dark yellowish brown (10YR 4/4) iron-manganese concretions; 1 percent dark gray (2.5Y 4/1) insect casts and 1 percent black (2.5Y 2.5/1) worm casts and 1 percent shell fragments and 2 percent fine carbonate nodules and 2 percent medium carbonate masses; fragments; violent effervescence; moderately alkaline, pH 8.3; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # 01N04408
    By1—143 to 162 centimeters (56.3 to 63.8 inches);, light yellowish brown (10YR 6/4), moist; clay; moderate medium and coarse subangular blocky structure; very hard, very firm; 1.0 fine roots; 1.0 very fine tubular pores; 4 percent faint pressure faces; 8 percent fine cylindrical dark yellowish brown (10YR 4/4) iron-manganese concretions; 1 percent fine and medium gypsum crystals, unspecified and 1 percent fine and medium dark gray (2.5Y 4/1) insect casts and 5 percent fine and medium black (2.5Y 2.5/1) worm casts and 3 percent medium gypsum masses in cracks; fragments; violent effervescence; moderately alkaline, pH 8.3; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # 01N04409
    By2—162 to 220 centimeters (63.8 to 86.6 inches);, light yellowish brown (10YR 6/4), moist; clay; weak fine and medium subangular blocky structure; very hard, very firm; 1.0 very fine roots; 1.0 very fine and fine tubular pores; 2 percent faint pressure faces; 2 percent fine cylindrical dark yellowish brown (10YR 4/4) iron-manganese concretions; 1 percent fine shell fragments and 1 percent fine and medium carbonate masses and 4 percent fine and medium carbonate nodules and 1 percent medium gypsum crystal clusters on vertical faces of peds; fragments; violent effervescence; moderately alkaline, pH 8.3; clear wavy boundary. Lab sample # 01N04410
    By3—220 to 255 centimeters (86.6 to 100.4 inches);, light yellowish brown (10YR 6/4), moist; clay; weak coarse subangular blocky structure; very hard, very firm; 0.5 very fine roots; 0.5 very fine tubular pores; 2 percent faint pressure faces; 1 percent fine cylindrical dark yellowish brown (10YR 4/4) iron-manganese concretions; 3 percent very dark gray (10YR 3/1) worm casts throughout and 1 percent fine shell fragments and 1 percent fine and medium gypsum crystals, unspecified on faces of peds and 1 percent fine and medium gypsum crystal clusters and 10 percent medium and coarse insect casts; fragments; violent effervescence; moderately alkaline, pH 8.3; gradual wavy boundary. Lab sample # 01N04411
    By4—255 to 298 centimeters (100.4 to 117.3 inches);, 1 percent very pale brown (10YR 7/4) and light yellowish brown (10YR 6/4), moist; clay; weak very coarse subangular blocky structure; very hard, very firm; 0.5 very fine roots; 0.5 very fine tubular pores; 2 percent faint pressure faces; 1 percent fine cylindrical dark yellowish brown (10YR 4/4) iron-manganese concretions; 2 percent very dark gray (10YR 3/1) worm casts throughout and 1 percent fine and medium gypsum crystals, unspecified on faces of peds and 1 percent fine and medium gypsum crystal clusters and 10 percent medium and coarse insect casts; fragments; violent effervescence; moderately alkaline, pH 8.3; abrupt wavy boundary. Lab sample # 01N04412
    2BCkyss—298 to 310 centimeters (117.3 to 122.0 inches);, brown (7.5YR 5/4), moist; clay; weak very coarse subangular blocky structure; very hard, very firm; 0.5 very fine roots; 0.5 very fine tubular pores; 15 percent faint slickensides (pedogenic); 1 percent fine cylindrical dark yellowish brown (10YR 4/4) iron-manganese concretions; 1 percent fine and medium gypsum crystals, unspecified on faces of peds and 1 percent fine and medium carbonate masses and 1 percent fine and medium carbonate nodules and 1 percent fine and medium gypsum crystal clusters; fragments; violent effervescence; moderately alkaline, pH 8.3. Lab sample # 01N04413